Every kid seems to have the one person they blame things on. It could be a sibling, a friend, an imaginary friend...doesn't matter, as long as it isn't them. When I was a kid, that person was usually my sister Jill. With Anna it's Lady Gaga.
Yesterday my Little Monster was being just that. I had a rough day full of appointments and I wanted to relax while she played in the living room. It didn't work out that way. Anna, as many of you know, has a deep and abiding hate of lampshades. She will destroy any and all lampshades in her path, and the lamp they are attached to if needs be. We replaced our mangled table lamps with two tall floor lamps with thick glass shades. Tim broke one while trying to move it in to place the day we got it, but the other had miraculously stayed in tact for a couple of months. Until last night. Anna broke the lampshade after slamming the lamp against the wall. I talked to her about what she did, etc, and then told Tim what happened when he got home from work. We try to give her the chance to take responsibility for what she has done, so we ask her if she did something and why before she gets disciplined.
That conversation went a little something like this:
Tim: Anna, did you break the lampshade over there?
Anna: Um...
Tim: Anna, who did that?
Anna: ...Gaga. Lady Gaga.
Tim: Lady Gaga broke the lampshade? Are you sure you didn't do that?
Mary: (Stifling a snicker)
Anna: YES. Gaga.
Anna loves her Gaga, but she gets blamed for so much around here. I am convinced that Lady Gaga is her imaginary friend. She asks to color with her, says Gaga is in her crib, and now they break lampshades together. Life with an imaginative child is never dull.
In further news, I have resigned myself to the fact that I probably won't have lamps with lampshades on them for quite some time.
I can't wait to see what Anna and Lady Gaga try to get away with next...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Almost a Year?!
Alright, I definitely didn't plan on waiting almost a year until I posted something new. Instead of catching you up on everything that has happened between now and then we'll just start from where we are now...
Baby #2!
Life is full of little surprises, and little Bobo is one of them. :) I'm due July 27th, and am truly amazed at how quickly things have gone. Anna is so funny, she refuses to acknowledge that anything is going on. She was snuggling me one day and her sister kicked her a few times...she looked SHOCKED, and started to smack back. It was like Whack-a-Mole. It's going to be a huge adjustment for her, she's used to being the princess. I've made sure she has had play dates with younger kids so she can adjust to dealing with people who are smaller than she is (she's HUGE) and she's doing much better. Fingers crossed it sticks two months from now!
The thought of having another child (especially after Hurricane Anna) was terrifying. It still kind of is. But, as a lovely lady at church was told when she was a young mother by a mother of 6, "gird up your loins, and fresh courage take, because there is nothing you can do about it." I decided, after hearing that, I just need to put on my big girl pants and do what I can to prepare because that's really all I can do. This kid is on her way whether we're ready or not.
The band!
Tim's band is in the studio again working on their second EP. The first was awesome and this one is shaping up to be even stronger. Their sound is evolving and it's exciting to see where it's taking them. This will be a busy summer show season for us, I'm sure.
School!
Yay for this school year being almost done! THANK GOODNESS. We thought it would never end. Tim made either Honor Roll or Dean's List every term, and was inducted in to Phi Theta Kappa (the community college honor society) a few months ago. That will be super helpful when he applies to U of O next year and tries to get in to their Architecture program. A couple of weekends ago we went to Eugene for a Ducks spring game and had a blast. We are beyond excited to move down there sometime next year and start a new chapter in our life. Eugene has a cool vibe and there seems to be plenty to do. Tim has never lived outside of Salem, so it will be an adjustment for him. I've had a very nomadic life, I've lived all over, and can be quite happy anywhere. It will be a fun adventure for us.
I'm planning on going back to school either fall or winter term (it really depends on Bobo and how quickly I can adjust to taking care of two kids under the age of 2 1/2)...FINALLY. I will probably start going half time and work my way up as the year progresses. I will officially declare my major as Pre-Nursing. No more wimping out or thinking that I need to do something else. I finally accepted the fact that nursing is what I'm supposed to do and that I CAN handle it.
Anna!
Look at this girl! She's practically an adult! It's amazing she can still fit in a box...and that she can pull off wearing a nightgown and tennis shoes. :) Little Miss is constantly surprising and entertaining us. She is scary smart and says the most unexpected things. She told me yesterday she's a rocker. Every day is her birthday. When Tim went to the store she asked him to pick up a doggy. We have her say prayer before us at bedtime every night and one night she said "Dear Heavenly Father, I see a ball. Amen." Her little sister's new name is Gollum Dot Com, and Chrissy's fiance is now Uncle Chicken. Some days it feels impossible to keep on top of everything she does, she's a force of nature, but she's completely fabulous.
Well, this looks like a long enough post. To sum it all up, we're as busy as ever...and we wouldn't have it any other way. Mostly because that's all we know.
PS - I'm kind of obsessed with this song right now. The video, not so much. Does this song remind anyone else of Oasis?
Baby #2!
Life is full of little surprises, and little Bobo is one of them. :) I'm due July 27th, and am truly amazed at how quickly things have gone. Anna is so funny, she refuses to acknowledge that anything is going on. She was snuggling me one day and her sister kicked her a few times...she looked SHOCKED, and started to smack back. It was like Whack-a-Mole. It's going to be a huge adjustment for her, she's used to being the princess. I've made sure she has had play dates with younger kids so she can adjust to dealing with people who are smaller than she is (she's HUGE) and she's doing much better. Fingers crossed it sticks two months from now!
The thought of having another child (especially after Hurricane Anna) was terrifying. It still kind of is. But, as a lovely lady at church was told when she was a young mother by a mother of 6, "gird up your loins, and fresh courage take, because there is nothing you can do about it." I decided, after hearing that, I just need to put on my big girl pants and do what I can to prepare because that's really all I can do. This kid is on her way whether we're ready or not.
The band!
Tim's band is in the studio again working on their second EP. The first was awesome and this one is shaping up to be even stronger. Their sound is evolving and it's exciting to see where it's taking them. This will be a busy summer show season for us, I'm sure.
School!
Yay for this school year being almost done! THANK GOODNESS. We thought it would never end. Tim made either Honor Roll or Dean's List every term, and was inducted in to Phi Theta Kappa (the community college honor society) a few months ago. That will be super helpful when he applies to U of O next year and tries to get in to their Architecture program. A couple of weekends ago we went to Eugene for a Ducks spring game and had a blast. We are beyond excited to move down there sometime next year and start a new chapter in our life. Eugene has a cool vibe and there seems to be plenty to do. Tim has never lived outside of Salem, so it will be an adjustment for him. I've had a very nomadic life, I've lived all over, and can be quite happy anywhere. It will be a fun adventure for us.
I'm planning on going back to school either fall or winter term (it really depends on Bobo and how quickly I can adjust to taking care of two kids under the age of 2 1/2)...FINALLY. I will probably start going half time and work my way up as the year progresses. I will officially declare my major as Pre-Nursing. No more wimping out or thinking that I need to do something else. I finally accepted the fact that nursing is what I'm supposed to do and that I CAN handle it.
Anna!
Look at this girl! She's practically an adult! It's amazing she can still fit in a box...and that she can pull off wearing a nightgown and tennis shoes. :) Little Miss is constantly surprising and entertaining us. She is scary smart and says the most unexpected things. She told me yesterday she's a rocker. Every day is her birthday. When Tim went to the store she asked him to pick up a doggy. We have her say prayer before us at bedtime every night and one night she said "Dear Heavenly Father, I see a ball. Amen." Her little sister's new name is Gollum Dot Com, and Chrissy's fiance is now Uncle Chicken. Some days it feels impossible to keep on top of everything she does, she's a force of nature, but she's completely fabulous.
Well, this looks like a long enough post. To sum it all up, we're as busy as ever...and we wouldn't have it any other way. Mostly because that's all we know.
PS - I'm kind of obsessed with this song right now. The video, not so much. Does this song remind anyone else of Oasis?
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